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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 505 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.

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  1. 1.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a wide scene
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) flowers in a vase
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  13. 13.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  18. 18.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  31. 31.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  36. 36.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  38. 38.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a still life
  2. portrait (tall)
  3. True
  4. objects that do not move
  5. a seascape
  6. True
  7. tall city buildings
  8. True
  9. hills and a river
  10. False
  11. a landscape
  12. a still life
  13. portrait (tall)
  14. False
  15. a portrait
  16. False
  17. a portrait
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. self-portrait
  22. True
  23. True
  24. portrait (tall)
  25. a seascape
  26. landscape shape
  27. True
  28. False
  29. landscape (wide)
  30. portrait shape
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a landscape
  35. a bowl of fruit
  36. True
  37. a landscape
  38. landscape (wide)
  39. False
  40. True

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